Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a wide-bottom Dutch oven, heat the oil on medium-high. Season the pork all over ...

The recipes are creative, delicious, and healthful. The following section on large-batch sauerkraut is from Part 3, “In the Crock: Fermenting Vegetables A to Z.” You can buy this book from the ...

This Slow Cooker Crockpot Sauerkraut Soup Recipe is beyond easy to make and the perfect family meal. You may already have ...

She made her soap in the spring and stored the soap cakes in the same crocks she used for sauerkraut. A piece of soap lodged in the crock’s bottom and inadvertently became an extra ingredient to ...

I myself have a crock of sauerkraut happily bubbling away in the kitchen right now. Fermentation can lead to tasty endpoints, and the process itself, which basically amounts to controlled rotting ...

But it's good bacteria in this case (like Lactobacillus), and a simple ferment like sauerkraut is a great introduction to the practice. And you don't need much equipment to get started.

I grew up in a very German area in eastern Wisconsin, and that meant plenty of beer, brats, pretzels, sauerkraut — and German ...